Tales of Horror #4

Published
July 1976
Page count
68
Cover price
0.45 AUD
Colour
Black & white
Size
Magazine size
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Glossy colour
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Format
Comic series
Branding
Rated A for Adult Readers [circle]
 
Rated A for Adult Readers [circle]
Trove version
trove.nla.gov.au/version/188501958

Credits

Editing
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Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover The Black Cat Cover, 1 page

Featuring

Genre
Horror-Suspense

Credits

Art
Phil Belbin , painter
Text
, typeset
Show/hide 1. Contents Table of contents, 1 page

Credits

Text
, typeset
Show/hide 2. The Black Cat Comic story, 35 pages

Featuring

Genre
Horror-Suspense

Credits

Writing
Edgar Allan Poe, scripter
 
, adaptation
Art
Miguel Gómez Esteban, line art [signed]
Text
, letterer
Editing
, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
Spain
Dossier Negro (IMDE, 1968 series) #17 (Agosto 1970)
El gato negro

Notes

The signature on this story is date 1970.

Show/hide 3. Night of the Mockers (Mortimer Tishin) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
Mortimer Tishin
Genre
Occult
Code
D-7273
Characters
Mortimer Tishin (host); Constable Rudley; Sir Hugh Taggart; Dr. Marlowe; Billy Dee; Tad; Mouser

Credits

Writing
Joe Gill, scripter
Art
Steve Ditko, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
George Wildman, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Beyond the Grave (Charlton, 1975 series) #5 (April 1976)
Night of The Mockers
Also printed
Australia
Planet Series 1 (Murray, 1977 series) #2 ([November 1977?]) —Unusual Tales
Night of the Mockers
 
United States
Ghostly Tales (Charlton, 1966 series) #158 (December 1982)
Night of the Mockers

Synopsis

Sir Hugh Taggart returns from the grave to take revenge on three grave robbers.

Show/hide 4. The Unbelievers (Colonel Whiteshroud) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
Colonel Whiteshroud
Genre
Adventure
Code
D-7300
Characters
Colonel Whiteshroud (host); Cole Middleton; Hedy Middleton; La Petit Maman

Credits

Writing
Joe Gill, scripter [credited]
Art
Carlos Vila, line art [as C. Vila]
Text
Ray Burzon, letterer
Editing
George Wildman, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Monster Hunters (Charlton, 1975 series) #4 (February 1976)
The Unbelievers
Also printed
Australia
Monster Hunters (Murray, 1978 series) #1 ([1978?])
The Unbelievers
 
Australia
Voodoo Tales (Gredown, 1977 series) #1 ([1978?])
The Unbelievers
 
Australia
Ghostly Horrors (Gredown, 1980) ([1982?])
The Unbelievers

Synopsis

A husband and wife travel the globe exposing hoaxes, but meet their match when they anger a voodoo queen in the Caribbean.

Notes

Art credited to "C. Vila," signed "Carlos Vila" on page four.

Show/hide 5. That Old Gang of Mine (Colonel Whiteshroud) Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Feature
Colonel Whiteshroud
Genre
Adventure
Code
D-6862
Characters
Colonel Whiteshroud (host); Baron Von Deisler

Credits

Writing
Joe Molloy, scripter [credited]
Art
Mike Zeck, line art [as Zeck] (as M. Zeck)
Text
Mike Zeck, letterer
Editing
George Wildman, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Monster Hunters (Charlton, 1975 series) #4 (February 1976)
That Old Gang of Mine

Synopsis

A werewolf seeks a cure from a witch. When he kills her rather than pay her fee, he meets death at the hands of the wolf pack he once led.

Notes

Credits box says "Artist - M. Zeck." Signed "Zeck" at bottom of second page.

Show/hide 6. The Devil's Vicar Comic story, 9 pages

Featuring

Genre
Horror-suspense
Code
D-7087
Characters
Mr. Bones (host)

Credits

Writing
Joe Gill, scripter [signed]
Art
Enrique Nieto, line art [as Neito]
Text
, letterer
Editing
George Wildman, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Ghost Manor (Charlton, 1971 series) #27 (January 1976)
The Devil's Vicar
Also printed
Australia
Ghost Manor (Murray, 1976? series) #3 ([1977?])
The Devil's Vicar
 
United States
Ghost Manor (Charlton, 1971 series) #58 (August 1981)
The Devil's Vicar

Status

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AusReprints ID

  • 45894

Entry created

  • 05/12/2012

Cover added

  • 12/01/2014

Last updated

  • 26/12/2021